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Michaelmas · Week 11
The King’s Week
The Church’s year ends on the feast of Christ the King, and the mosaic was always of a king.
Why it is here
A week between Genesis 22 and Advent. The Gospel of the feast is the king who says “you did it to me”. Show the mosaic image again and say nothing about it. This is also the week to show the medieval windows that set Isaac carrying the wood beside Christ carrying the Cross: the child’s own discovery, made in glass by people who could not read.
What is it for?
What did the king want the sheep to do? The text answers it.
Unanswerable
They didn’t know it was him. Does it count?
The weeks
| Week | Dates | Read aloud |
|---|---|---|
| Week 11 | 23–27 November 2026 | The King’s week: Matthew 25:31–46, the Gospel of Christ the King (22 November 2026) |
Books for this unit
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